While the Grammys may have recently displayed their utter disrespect for heavy metal once again, it’s hardly going to make the cogs of the genre quit turning. In fact, what might prove one of the mightiest supergroups formed in recent memory has just come into being, featuring members of Tool, Mastodon, and Off!.
As Rolling Stone reports, Legend of the Seagullmen is comprised of Mastodon vocalist-guitarist Brent Hinds, Tool drummer Danny Carey, and Off! and Burning Brides guitarist Dimitri Coats, among others, who’ve joined forced to record with film director Jimmy Hayward (Jonah Hex, Horton Hears a Who!), who’s serving as producer.
The nautical-themed supergroup have already unveiled two shanties, respectively titled ‘Battle of the Deep-Sea Diver’, an Ennio Morricone-inspired Spaghetti western sound piece, and ‘Ships Wreck’, marked by sludgy guitar riffs and retro-sounding keyboards, both of which are currently streaming and available for free download via the band’s website.
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The Seagullmen is in fact a concept brought to life by brothers Frank, Chris and David Dreyer, who in the past have staged elaborate concerts and made movies about the band’s long-running legend. In a 2011 interview with The Beachside Resident, Frank elaborated on the mythology behind the band.
The concept, he explained, is related to a “400,000-year-old story with pirates, sailors, a rock band and mythical sea creatures”. Captain Redbeard apparently plays into the tale, chanting to the Seagull God King, and subsequently killed by “Man O’ War Man”. Frank explained that Hinds is a friend of his brother David and got involved with the project in the late 2000s.
“He learned his true calling in life and is now a part of the Legend of the Seagullmen,” he said. “His other bands — Mastodon, Fiend Without a Face, and West End Motel — are just excuses for him to travel the world and hunt for the ‘Man O’ War Man.'”
The Deep-Sea Diver
Ships Wreck
